The Maine Brew Bus: Portland’s Best Craft Beer ToursDo you have any recommendations?
August 3, 2017
“We’re really looking forward to the tour, but can you recommend…”. This a phrase we get everyday, no matter the season. The good news is, we’ve got you covered! We understand that vacation time is precious, and most people are looking for the most bang-for-the-buck experiences. The most basic rules of…
More »Safety Behind the Wheel
May 19, 2017
The Maine Brew Bus strives to provide our guests a memorable experience showcasing incredible local businesses. But making sure we are doing that with safety always in mind starts with spending time familiarizing all of our drivers with safe operation of our buses. On a recent three-hour driver training session,…
More »Three Days in Portland, Maine: Dan Keller
Dan Keller • Three Days in Portland Maine
May 14, 2017
In the next edition in the Three Days in Portland, Maine series, our Operations Coordinator Dan Keller shares his thoughts on all the fun to be had in and around Maine’s largest city. Ahhh, sweet vacation in Portland! Soak it in, you lucky dog. It’s time for a little well-earned R&R. Before departing on…
More »Three Days in Portland, Maine: Ellie Yahn
Ellie Yahn • Three Days in Portland Maine
May 7, 2017
Today we start a series called Three Days in Portland, Maine that will provide suggestions from our staff members sharing with you what they personally like to do for fun in Maine’s largest city. First up is Ellie Yahn, our Administrative Coordinator.…
More »Welcome to the Team: Tom Major
April 21, 2017
I am Tom Major, a new person on the Maine Brew Bus team. So far, I am a lifelong Portland resident. I’m three decades into a high school teaching career, but after writing Brewing in Maine (Arcadia Publishing), I decided to see if I could get a little closer to the beer industry. I started…
More »Our Summer and Fall Schedule is ready for booking
Don Littlefield • Public Tours
April 12, 2017
Our tour schedules for the summer and the fall have been updated and loaded into our calendar. You can now book tours right through October! Recently we have been running 14 different tour itineraries that are available Thursday through Sunday. These year-round tours help connect people to area breweries, wineries, and distilleries at times that…
More »Haven’t you always wanted to try curling?
April 9, 2017
Join us as we hit the sheet to deliver stones from the hack and practice our sweeps towards the house in order to learn the medieval Scottish sport of curling. Pine Tree Curling Club members during a recent learn to curl event. Jim Vernier photo. Join us on Sunday,…
More »What is Included on an All-Inclusive Tour with The Maine Brew Bus?
All Inclusive • Ellie Yahn • Public Tours
April 5, 2017
An all-inclusive tour could mean a lot of different things. We want to make sure our guests have an experience they will never forget, which could be hard to do if you had to pay for everything along the way. So we created all of our tours in…
More »The Maine Brew Bus acquires Maine Beer Tours
March 26, 2017
The Maine Brew Bus, LLC announced that it has acquired Maine Beer Tours, LLC, a similar company providing all-inclusive tours to breweries, wineries, and distilleries in Greater Portland. The purchase will allow The Maine Brew Bus increased passenger capacity and expansion of tour concepts, as well as provide new itineraries for…
More »Maine Beer: Learning from the past with Josh Christie
March 25, 2017
How has the State of Maine, infamous for their fight for prohibition almost 70 years before the ban of alcohol went national, come to be one of the top beer destinations in the world? On a recent Monday, The Maine Brew Bus welcomed author, beer and book enthusiast, and…
More »Welcome to our Team – Ellie Yahn
March 18, 2017
Allow us to introduce Ellie Yahn, a Portland resident and graduate from the University of Maine Orono, who joins our administrative team. Starting school in 2011, Ellie studied Journalism, Art History, and finished her degree traveling to the Pacific Northwest with NOLS, the National Outdoor Leadership School. Also at UMO,…
More »Welcome to our Team – Dan Keller
March 18, 2017
In all honesty, I never intended or saw myself working in any alcohol-related industry. I wanted to be a music producer. Turns out you have to be halfway decent at music to do so, making me exceptionally unqualified. Fate had a different strategy for me, one that started off as a hobby and quickly grew…
More »Old Port Spirits is our new Official Home
March 16, 2017
Known for their incredible selection and knowledge of local and world-class products, owner Jacques deVillier and his team at Old Port Spirits and Cigars have joined The Maine Brew Bus on our quest to Drive You to Drink Local! And now, their key location…
More »It’s the season for Sips and Sea Dogs tours!
February 26, 2017
This time of year baseball training camps are in full swing, and our thoughts are firmly on the summer season. So we have worked with our friends at the Portland Sea Dogs to put together 18 different dates for our popular Sips and Sea Dogs tour this year! The Maine Brew Bus has…
More »Hops and Hoops tours with the Maine Red Claws
December 14, 2016
Join the huddle for our Hops and Hoops, a new tour and game combo partnership with the Maine Red Claws D-League basketball team! For the past two winters we have run a popular tour series called Pours and Pirates which consisted of a three-stop tour before a Portland Pirates minor league hockey game….
More »Holiday Gift Ideas from our Merchandise Store
December 7, 2016
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the time in which we all struggle to find just the right gifts for family, friends, and co-workers. To make this time a little easier, here are some holiday gift ideas from us! Tour Gift Cards $1-$??? – Available online in any amount, they never expire, and…
More »Our last Birds on Tap – Roadtrip is this Sunday
December 6, 2016
Don’t worry, it’s not gone for good. In fact, we have an even bigger and better schedule lined up for 2017. But you can still join us on Sunday for the last tour of this year! You may have noticed our birding and beer tour series has been getting a little bit of press this…
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